Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-07-30

II AOOO ADO AGos
petition of inferior Goals backed by cut
rates either in wages, or freights, or
by indirect artifces effecting lower
cost of production and delivery in
market.
People, the canal as a waterway was
never more indispensable to the con-
tinued prosperity of this region than
| now.
And it never was in more danger.
ga DEMOCRAT" writing from Frost
burg to the Cumberland Times July
4th, last, said with reference to the
primary in election district, No. IL:
The picture of community betrayed into
''going against itself" is not overdrawn. 1t is
one well designed to dampen the patriotism
| of the artists and enthusiasts who mistakenly
suppose they defeated the anarchists more
decisively than they beat themselves.
Hardly less humilating and alarming is the
| spectacle of giving personal preference
| complexion TO the will of the people ;-humil-
iating, because we will not learn that the
| democratic party is not and cannot be 'per-
| sonal;' party alarming, because, unless this
thing be stopped, some day the party will die
of individual ownership in State, county and
| district.
That is what is doing the business.
The ownership of the party's suffrage
by few was never more pronounced
than it is to-day.
And the party, like the canal, was
never in greater danger.
THE Oakland Democrat compliments
both the Cumberland Times and JOUR
NAL for their advocacy of the main
tenance of the canal as q waterway.
1t discovers a difference between the
two papers which to the Democrat
appears very significant
But it is remarkable to find that while the
| ability those who would barter away the
rights and interests of the people in this val
liable and important highway, so necessary
to the welfare and prosperity Of the great coal
trade Of Western Maryland the Times is
doing all it can to support and maintain in
power and place in the State the men and the
influences that-if circumstances do not mis-
lead us-are bent on its destruction.
The JOURNAL does for fact design
to hold each man who took position
on the 29th of June against this people
and region right where he then elected
to stand. Don't forget this, ye blind
leaders of the blind!
THE suggestion made by "Junius"
is a good one.
He doubtless overlooked the fact
that a State Senator should be pro-
vided for also.
When it is remembered that outside
the five canal counties almost the
entire State is tired of the canal as
water thoroughfare, and is ready to
jump at almost any proposition to
utilize it otherwise, the five represent
atives to be sent to Annapolis next
winter should be the very ablest and
best men that can be found within the
county.
For on the proposal to sell the canal
this and the canal counties Will have
to confront both ability and numbers,
if not conspiracy organized at po-
litical headquarters to carry out the
scheme.
EVERYBODY understood that Col.
Philip w. Avirett would place Frank
Brown IL nomination, but the Colonel
was not heard tron during the con-
vention. In still, small voice DR..
Shaw named Mr.. Brown, and i'm
mediately after, in striking contrast
with the Colonel's brilliant silence and
| Shaw's timid rhetoric, came the hoarse
diction of McSherry, of county Fred
erick, nominating Baughman, whom
our Colonel supported involuntarily.
But then McSherry' thunder, juiceless
as the toot Of foghorn, was more
intolerable than Avirett's reveries.
THE Cumberland Times of last Satur-
day reports the departure of "Billy
Williams, the alleged Frostburg fire.
bug, for the far West" Says the Times
further
No one knows where he is going, nor when
he is coming back. His personal recognz-
ance, in the sum of 81 ,0OO to appear at the
October term of the Circuit Court, was accept
ed to-day.
This is, therefore, the mysterious
denouement of one of the most mysterious
of all Allegany's mysterious cases.
The metropolis has abandoned the
indignation business, for willie at
least, and Homecoming has taken hold
of it. Among the representative
names we observe those of Messrs. H.
c. Sample, W. S. Murphy, C. T. Lees,
James Story and ]. j. Robinson on the
part of the fire company, and Hect =
Cochrane and John Abbott in behalf of
the peoples rights in school affairs.